In the innocence of my youth,
I never knew the truth.
my dreams were my reality,
having fun was my immortality.
I lived my life,
not knowing about the knife.
I smiled not seeing the lies,
I grew not knowing my demise.
my innocence melted away,
all because of today's society that made it decay.
losing my innocence I smiled less,
to me everything was a mess.
the world is darker than I remember,
it was all there sometime last September.
without innocence the world is a colder place,
such an unforgiving space.
I wish I could go back,
to the innocence I now lack.